Julian Alden Weir The Building of the Dam, 1908
Portrait of a Lady with a Dog (Anna Baker Weir)
Julian Alden Weir (American, 1852–1919)
- Date
- ca. 1890
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Size
- 22 × 17¼ in (56 × 44 cm)
- Museum
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, accession 1977.92. See the museum’s record
- Credit
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mahonri Sharp Young
Public domain image courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Smithsonian Open Access, CC0).
Palette
- #1A1C1C, 26 % of the picture, closest to Black walls
- #3C3D35, 25 % of the picture, closest to Charcoal walls
- #616254, 24 % of the picture, closest to Forest Green walls
- #8A8B81, 14 % of the picture, closest to Taupe walls
- #ADAEA9, 12 % of the picture, closest to Sage Green walls
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Hang it
Pick the furniture and a print size to see it to scale on your wall.
- 18 × 24 in, filling the paper (trims 4.6 % of the picture)
- Center
- 58 in (147 cm) above the stair line
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Print it
Standard paper sizes that keep this painting’s proportions, the frames that fit them, and how sharp each one prints.
| Paper | Filling the paper | Printed whole | Frame | Frame with a 2 in mat | Frame with a 3 in mat | Sharpness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 × 10 in | trims 1.7 % | 8 × 10 in | 8 × 10 in ready-made | 12 × 14 in custom | 14 × 16 in custom | 293 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 11 × 14 in | no trim | 11 × 14 in | 11 × 14 in ready-made | 15 × 18 in custom | 17 × 20 in custom | 213 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 12 × 16 in | trims 4.6 % | 12 × 15¼ in | 12 × 16 in ready-made | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 18 × 22 in custom | 187 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 16 × 20 in | trims 1.7 % | 15¾ × 20 in | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 20 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 26 in custom | 146 dpi, soft up close |
| 18 × 24 in | trims 4.6 % | 18 × 23 in | 18 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 28 in ready-made | 24 × 30 in ready-made | 125 dpi, soft up close |
| 30 × 40 in | trims 4.6 % | 30 × 38¼ in | 30 × 40 in ready-made | 34 × 44 in custom | 36 × 46 in custom | 75 dpi, soft up close |
| 36 × 48 in | trims 4.6 % | 36 × 45¾ in | 36 × 48 in ready-made | 40 × 52 in custom | 42 × 54 in custom | 62 dpi, soft up close |
Sharpness is worked out from the largest file the museum offers. Above 300 dpi a print holds up at arm’s length; 150 dpi is plenty for a picture seen from across a sofa.
Download
Free for any use, including commercial: this image is public domain (CC0).
- Thumbnail (WebP) 438 × 560 px from Room Paintings
- Web image 659 × 843 px from Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Print file 1,564 × 2,000 px from Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Original file 2,346 × 3,000 px from Smithsonian American Art Museum
- The museum’s record of this painting Smithsonian American Art Museum
Public domain image courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Smithsonian Open Access, CC0). You may print, share, change and sell it without asking. Read what that means on our image license page, and how to get a good result in how to print a public-domain painting.
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